A home buyer who paid $1,009,000 to purchase a home on July 9 paid the top home sale price for La Grange Park in the second six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for July through December.

A home buyer who paid $850,000 to purchase a home on Nov. 8 paid the top home sale price for Indian Head Park in the second six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for July through December.

A home buyer who paid $1,922,000 to purchase a home on July 16 paid the top home sale price for Western Springs in the second six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for July through December.

A home buyer who paid $1,525,000 to purchase a home on Sept. 10 paid the top home sale price for River Forest in the second six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for July through December.

A home buyer who paid $560,000 to purchase a home on Oct. 25 paid the top home sale price for North Riverside in the second six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for July through December.

A home buyer who paid $330,000 to purchase a home on July 26 paid the top home sale price for Broadview in the second six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for July through December.

Illinois' highest-in-the-nation property taxes are eroding home equity and depressing home values across the state. This report is part of a SYHN News Service series on recent home sales that demonstrate the consequences